Billy Graham Center Archives

Interviews with Duncan Aggrey Mugisha - Collection 403

[Note: What follows is a description of the documents in this collection which are available for use at BGC Archives in Wheaton, Illinois, USA. The actual documents are not, in most cases, available online, only this description of them. Nor are they available for sale or rent. Some or all of this collection can be borrowed through interlibrary loan. ]

Brief Description.
Oral history interview in which Mugisha discusses the state of
the church in Uganda; life under the rule of Idi Amim, impressions
of Bishop Festo Kivengere; the Bolokole movement; relations between
Catholics and Protestants in Uganda; relations between Christians
and Muslims in Uganda; his conversion and work with the Fellowship
of Christian Unions (FOCUS) among college and university students.
Vol: 2 Reels of Audio Tape

Duncan Aggrey Mugisha was interviewed by Robert Shuster on October 4, 1988, in the office of
the Archives. The time period covered by the interviews is approximately 1970-1988. The
boldfaced entries are intended to highlight the topics covered in the interview. The topics are
listed in the order in which they were discussed.

T1 - side 1

Introduction of interview
Family background
Description of Kampala, wars and destruction of city, affect on family
Memories of Idi Amin, resentment against regime, risk to Tanzania in liberating UgandaPersecution, disappearance of mother's brother
Christian experience of parents, siblings, and grandparents
East African revivals of the 1930s Balokole MovementConversion at Scripture Union meeting
Affect of murder of Archbishop [Janani] Luwum by Amin
Persecution of Langi and Ascoli tribes by Amin
Results of war against Amin, affect of war on Ugandan churches, Anglican Church of Uganda
Church aid from Western countries Festo KivengereRelations between Roman Catholics and Protestants
Support of [A. Milton] Obote and [Edward] Mutesa divided on religious lines
End of tape

Tape T1 - side 2

Relations between Christianity and Islam, Muslims in Uganda
Strengths of churches in UgandaAIDS in Uganda
Weakness of church has been isolation from politics and social concerns
Kivingere, Christian leadership in Ugandan church, weekly activities in churchesFellowship of Christian Unions (FOCUS), Michael Senyimba, ? Niringire?
Aggrey's involvement with FOCUS and International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
(IFES), hired as traveling secretary
Counseling college age problems, especially in relationships and economics
End of tape

Tape T2 - side 1

Introduction
Characteristics of students in colleges and universities
Questions students have about Christianity
Native religion
Discussion provides most effective evangelism, friendship evangelism
Kivengere as a speaker, as a man, reaction to his death
[Tape 2 - side 1 continued]
Foreign missionary presence in Uganda, influx of charismatic and pentecostal missionaries
Impressions of the United States
Classes in communications at Wheaton College Graduate School
Desire to begin a magazine for college students
End of tape

Provenance

The tapes in this collection were received by the Center in October 1988 from Duncan Aggrey
Mugisha on the occasion of the interview.

Accession 88-113
September 27, 1995
Janyce H. Nasgowitz

LOCATION RECORD
Accession 88-113
Type of Material: Audio Tapes

The following items are located in the AUDIO TAPE FILE:

T1 - Reel-to-reel, 3-3/4 ips speed, approximately 70 minutes. One side. Interview with
Duncan Aggrey Mugisha by Robert Shuster on October 4, 1988. Discussion of family,
life under Idi Amin's regime, East African revivals of the 1930s; Balokole movement;
conversion, the church in Uganda, Festo Kivengere, the Fellowship of Christian Unions
(FOCUS), and other topics.

T2 - Reel-to-reel, 3-3/4 ips speed, approximately 25 minutes. One side. Continuation of
interview on T1. Discussion of evangelistic work among college and university students,
more on Kivengere, classes at Wheaton College Graduate School, and other topics.